Unnamed (east side of lower Wild Lake) (ARDF #WI069) Cu

Unnamed (east side of lower Wild Lake)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Cu
Ore minerals	copper sulfides (unspecified); malachite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	WI
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	B-4
Latitude	67.4905
Longitude	-151.5634
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This occurrence is at an elevation of 1,500 feet on the east side of lower Wild Lake. It is about 0.6 mile southeast of the center of section 21, T. 31 N., R. 18 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within one-half mile.

Geologic setting

Geologic description Brosge and Reiser (1960) noted unspecified copper sulfides and malachite in Devonian calcareous schist. No other information is available.
Geologic map unit	(-151.566151337631, 67.4900480679095)
Alteration of deposit	Oxidation of copper mineral(s).

Production and reserves

Indication of production	None

References

References Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Wiseman quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-469, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000 Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Chandalar and Wiseman quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-340, 205 p.
Reporters	J.M. Britton (Anchorage)
Last report date	8/9/2002